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mabè (class 6 : ma-)

bad, evil

mabe na yo eteya yo
© pvh (Letitia Nkanza Kalawuma)

derived words : bobé

18 examples (bandakisa zómi na mwámbe) ...

asali ngai mabe: he did something bad to me
ndoto ya mabe: nightmare (bad dream)
motema mabe: wickedness, badness
bombabomba mabe.: It's bad to hide too much.
Mwasi elongi mabe: The girl is ugly.
Ata soki natamboli na lobwaku ya molili ya liwa, nakobanga mabe moko te. © bible, banzembo 23:4: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
Na motema nayebaki ete ezali mabe, kasi namonaki ndenge mosusu ya kosala te.: In the heart I knew it was bad, but I saw no other way of acting.
naloti ndoto ya mabe: I dreamt a bad dream
mokili toyaki etondi na mabe: The world in which we live (/arrived) is full of evil
kosala ngai mabe te pona nalingi yo: Don't make me suffer because I love you
kobeta mwasi na yo boye te. ezali mabe: Don't hit your wife like that. It's bad.
kopola ezali eloko ya mabe te: Losing is not something bad.
na butu ya lelo naloti ndoto moko ya mabe: This night I had a bad dream.
bawuti kopesa ngai nsango moko ya mabe: They just gave me some bad news.
semeki na yo azalaka motema mabe: Your sister in law is wicked.
papa nkulutu na biso azalaka mutema mabe: The big brother of my mother is wicked.
Komisua lolemo ezali elembo ya mabe.: Biting your tongue is a bad sign.
soki nga naza mabe, ebongo yo ?: If I am bad, then what about you ?

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